by design | Aug 10, 2025 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Seymour breaks ground for new fire station By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com The Seymour Volunteer Fire Department celebrated a significant milestone on Friday, August 8th, by breaking ground at their new location on 10320 Chapman Highway in Seymour. The...
by design | Aug 10, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Marsha Blackburn Running For Governor Of Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn made the long-awaited announcement that much of Tennessee has been expecting; namely that she is a candidate for governor of Tennessee in next year’s...
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Catching up with Michael Grider By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com You probably know Michael Grider, who served Tim Burchett when he was Knox County Mayor and then went with him to Congress. Did you know Grider is a Cubs fan, an Oak Ridge native, and a...
by design | Aug 10, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Gentleman From West Virginia Cleveland Bailey By Ray Hill Cleveland Monroe Bailey looked more like movie director Tim Burton’s idea of a mortician than a congressman. Bald, jug-eared and slightly stooped, Bailey served a total of fourteen years in the U.S. House...
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Bobcats should be better in Lane’s second season By Steve Williams Central’s first challenge this season will be improving in the two quarters after halftime. There were slip-ups much of the time in that part of the game last year. “We played 11 games last year...
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District 6 candidates answer Focus questions By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville’s sixth district has the most candidates with five people seeking to replace Gwen McKenzie. The candidates include Charles Frazier, Denzel Grant, Stan Johnson,...
